Canine nutritional model: Influence of age, diet, and genetics on health and well-being

Current Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-126

  Swanson, Kelly S ^a,b   Schook, Lawrence B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Functional genomics; Intestinal health; Nutrition; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGING; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOINFORMATICS; DOG; ENTERITIS; ENTEROPATHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33745807996     PISSN: 15734013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340106776818853     Document Type: Review

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